Month: December 2015

Why Video Is The Social Media Trend Of 2016

Artists take note, a recent review of the statistics reveals that social video on both Facebook and YouTube has blown up in the past year, and will likely only become. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Facebook features, GoPro, Head-mounted display, IOS, LeBron James, Mark Zuckerberg, Oculus Rift, virtual reality, YouTube

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PUBLISHING NOTES: Warner/Chappell • ASACAP • SOCAN • Ole • UMPG • Round Hill • Deluge • More

Paul Kahn has been named Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Warner/Chappell Music. Kahn previously held senior roles at Viacom, EMI, Primedia and Himalaya Capital. MORE:

Bruce Houghton on 12/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, ATL (film), Authors and Publishers, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, South Los Angeles, State of emergency, United States, Universal Music Publishing Group

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Music Merch Sales And The Power Of Variable Pricing

Many artists may feel that the time and money they've sunk into producing their album requires that they charge the same price for it wherever they go, but by adapting. Continue reading

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Tags: Artist, CD Baby, Compact disc, Do it yourself, live, Market price, music industry, New York City, Nine Inch Nails, Twitter

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Metallica’s James Hetfield Shows How To Make A Memorable Connection with a Fan [VIDEO]

Music marketer Michael Branvold shares: "In the video below Metallica’s James Hetfield is walking backstage, passes a small group of fans, stops grabs his guitar and walks over to one. Continue reading

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Tags: Administrative divisions of Mexico, Amazon.com, Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch), Canada, Colisée Pepsi, James Hetfield, Labatt Brewing Company, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Vidéotron

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YouTube Puts Monetary Weight Behind Fair Use Fight

In a recent move to protect YouTubers who have suffered from video takedowns in instances where they were operating within the parameters of fair use, YouTube owner Google has announced it will be. Continue reading

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Tags: copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Education policy, Fair use, Good faith, Google, Intellectual property, Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, YouTube

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Myspace Makes Resurgence For Musicians

Although often regarded as a has-been in the world of social media in general, recent stats show that Myspace may be making something of comeback in the music world, as it. Continue reading

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Tags: Adele (singer), Adviva, Album cover, Artist, Facebook, Hypebot, Instagram, MySpace, social media, YouTube

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Baidu: 150M Actives, Label Merger • Adele Fights Resellers • Coldplay Streaming? • More

Thursday 12.3.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web When a music service announces 150M active users, you remember how much room the industry has to grow. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aja (album), Architecture, Arts administration, Audio mixing (recorded music), China, F(x) (band), List of Chinese musical instruments, Music of China, Singing, YouTube

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Nominate Your Favorite Music Tech Startups And Launches Of 2015 [WIN AXEL HEADPHONES]

2015 was a year of seismic change in digital music. Adele aside, the recorded music industry reached its digital tipping point with income from downloads and streaming surpassing psychical sales. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (46)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, Atlantic Records, Atom Factory, Bratislava, Competition, Digital audio, DIY audio, Dublin, Startup company, TechCrunch Disrupt

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Songza To Shut Down Next Month, Features Transferred To Google Play Music

Songza, which was acquired by Google in July of last year, will shut down as of January 31st. Its features and playlists will, however, still be available on Google Play. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Android (operating system), Elias Roman, Google, Google Play, IOS, playlist, social media, Songza, Streaming media

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Martin Goldschmidt On Cooking Vinyl’s Unplanned Success [INTERVIEW]

Independent label figurehead Martin Goldschmidt talks about his origins as a political activist in the '80s and how he accidentally fell into the music business before founding Cooking Vinyl, and. Continue reading

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Tags: Barack Obama, BBC, Jeb Bush, Jeremy Corbyn, Margaret Thatcher, music industry, Republican Party (United States), Ronald Reagan, United Kingdom, United States

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Welcome To Our World: The Spread of Content Piracy

The value of a copyright is at the core of most discussions about compensation and fairness in the music industry. But how we, as a society, value copyright is effected. Continue reading

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Tags: " copyright infringement, Ajegunle, American Broadcasting Company, Asia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BuzzFeed, China, Free music, Freemium, Intellectual property, music industry, piracy, Spotify, Streaming media, Talent manager, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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